A.I. has inspired both frenzied panic and passion since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in 2023. Some think it will turn the world into a utopia, while others think it spells the doom of humankind. Marc Andreessen, billionaire co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, thinks it could go either way. On the Bio Eats World podcast on Tuesday, Andreessen discussed the possibility of A.I. turning the world into a laborless paradise—or maybe an authoritarian hellscape instead.
Andreessen, who is known for his occasional and sometimes prescient essays on tech, published the 7,000-word manifesto “Why AI Will Save the World” in June, predicting a future in which everyone has an A.I. personal assistant and the technology helps decode the laws of nature. He expanded on his theories in his conversation with Vijay Pande on the podcast.
